Editing Samaritans (section)

=== Dead Sea scrolls ===
The [[Dead Sea Scrolls|Dead Sea scrolls]]' proto-[[Book of Esther|Esther]] fragment 4Q550<sup>c</sup> has an obscure phrase about the possibility of a ''Kutha(ean)''(''Kuti'') man returning but the reference remains obscure.{{sfn|Kartveit|2009|p=74}} 4Q372 records hopes that the northern tribes will return to the land of Joseph. The current dwellers in the north are referred to as fools, an enemy people. However, they are not referred to as foreigners. It goes on to say that the Samaritans mocked Jerusalem and built a temple on a high place to provoke Israel.{{sfn|Kartveit|2009|pp=168–171}}